Let’s start with the now.
With the AFC and APNU holding 33 seats in Parliament the governing party PPP/C with 32 seats is a minority party. Let’s say Moses believes that his 33rd vote is crucial then he has a right to say that he holds a degree of importance in the Parliamentary arithmetic for passing legislation.
Let’s go to just before the Nov 2011 elections. Moses’ battle with the leadership of the PPP under President Jagdeo and his chosen successor Donald Ramotar has nothing to do with power ambition. This is not an objectively verifiable statement. It’s an assertion, and you just have to take my word on this one or choose a dissenting position for whatever reason you may have. You may question why he did not leave at the same time as Khemraj Ramjattan and put in his dues over the 6 plus years of the AFC, and that’s valid. I believe though that he felt his fight is maximized from within rather than from the outside. The Guyanese populace needed to embrace the third party AFC rather than be a default position because of disenchantment with the PPP and the PNC. Moses felt that the 2011 elections was the optimum time and in my opinion his timing is what led to the AFC’s increased votes in Region 6 that led to the minority status of the governing party.
Now for the essence of Moses Nagamootoo – and I write here with an absolute independent view. This disclaimer is necessary, as there is a perceived association with Moses and his appearances on Spotlight TV. There are some commentary in this forum about Moses being tainted because of the undemocratic party structure in the decades of the PPP‘s existence and the poor legacy for a strong party post-Jagan. Some of this on the surface seems reasonable, but you have to wear the shoes of a PPP insider and understand the calculus of the national voting and the PPP’s internal structure to understand how the struggle within Moses Nagamootoo would lead to that conclusion. I also wonder at times at the seemingly meandering path of Moses’ struggles, but I believe it is a path that, while painstaking, will have a good outcome.
Now for some ancillary observations about Moses’ associations. There is a lot of talk here Rafael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan regarding their relationship with Moses. I can say with the utmost sincerity that Trotman likes the PNC as much as Rama like CaribJ. There is no love lost with Trotman and the PNC from whence he came. To speak in terms of blackman and running back to the PNC or him as a spy of the PNC is ridiculous and demeaning to any sane thought process. Ramjattan is a furiously principled individual who showed his political preference when he battled with the PPP leadership over the continued Marxism-Lennism leanings. They both see Moses as a mentor – politically and as an individual, with the decent family life and distaste for corrupt practices. Moses’ street has pot holes and he never once asked to get it paved and wanted the Pradoville life style. So let's stop this cacamany notion of Moses being a PPP trojan and how there is a big fight within the AFC.
Whatever Moses’ failings are, his integrity and honesty are beyond reproach. He is a patriot who has always fought against corruption and has the ability to marshall the bright minds that have departed the development process in Guyana.
To the matter of last Saturday, I had unavoidable last-minute family commitments, but I still ended up at the restaurant where the AFC had its affair. So please put any silly thoughts to rest.
With the AFC and APNU holding 33 seats in Parliament the governing party PPP/C with 32 seats is a minority party. Let’s say Moses believes that his 33rd vote is crucial then he has a right to say that he holds a degree of importance in the Parliamentary arithmetic for passing legislation.
Let’s go to just before the Nov 2011 elections. Moses’ battle with the leadership of the PPP under President Jagdeo and his chosen successor Donald Ramotar has nothing to do with power ambition. This is not an objectively verifiable statement. It’s an assertion, and you just have to take my word on this one or choose a dissenting position for whatever reason you may have. You may question why he did not leave at the same time as Khemraj Ramjattan and put in his dues over the 6 plus years of the AFC, and that’s valid. I believe though that he felt his fight is maximized from within rather than from the outside. The Guyanese populace needed to embrace the third party AFC rather than be a default position because of disenchantment with the PPP and the PNC. Moses felt that the 2011 elections was the optimum time and in my opinion his timing is what led to the AFC’s increased votes in Region 6 that led to the minority status of the governing party.
Now for the essence of Moses Nagamootoo – and I write here with an absolute independent view. This disclaimer is necessary, as there is a perceived association with Moses and his appearances on Spotlight TV. There are some commentary in this forum about Moses being tainted because of the undemocratic party structure in the decades of the PPP‘s existence and the poor legacy for a strong party post-Jagan. Some of this on the surface seems reasonable, but you have to wear the shoes of a PPP insider and understand the calculus of the national voting and the PPP’s internal structure to understand how the struggle within Moses Nagamootoo would lead to that conclusion. I also wonder at times at the seemingly meandering path of Moses’ struggles, but I believe it is a path that, while painstaking, will have a good outcome.
Now for some ancillary observations about Moses’ associations. There is a lot of talk here Rafael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan regarding their relationship with Moses. I can say with the utmost sincerity that Trotman likes the PNC as much as Rama like CaribJ. There is no love lost with Trotman and the PNC from whence he came. To speak in terms of blackman and running back to the PNC or him as a spy of the PNC is ridiculous and demeaning to any sane thought process. Ramjattan is a furiously principled individual who showed his political preference when he battled with the PPP leadership over the continued Marxism-Lennism leanings. They both see Moses as a mentor – politically and as an individual, with the decent family life and distaste for corrupt practices. Moses’ street has pot holes and he never once asked to get it paved and wanted the Pradoville life style. So let's stop this cacamany notion of Moses being a PPP trojan and how there is a big fight within the AFC.
Whatever Moses’ failings are, his integrity and honesty are beyond reproach. He is a patriot who has always fought against corruption and has the ability to marshall the bright minds that have departed the development process in Guyana.
To the matter of last Saturday, I had unavoidable last-minute family commitments, but I still ended up at the restaurant where the AFC had its affair. So please put any silly thoughts to rest.
